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Johnson Controls International (NYSE:JCI) just put its retail tech ambitions front and center, rolling out new AI powered Sensormatic sensors and analytics that promise sharper shopper insights, leaner staffing, and potentially stickier in store sales. See our latest analysis for Johnson Controls International. That launch lands at a strong moment for Johnson Controls International, with the share price at $119.53 and supported by a 51.40% year to date share price return and a 186.30% five...

If you are looking at Insulet and wondering whether the recent price makes it a buy, hold, or avoid, you are not alone. This stock often divides opinion among growth focused investors. After a strong run to around $289.62, the shares are still up 12.8% year to date and 10.0% over the last year, even though the stock has slipped 0.6% in the past week and 12.5% over the past month and remains roughly flat over 3 years while still compounding at 13.2% over 5 years. Recent attention has centred...

Oruka Therapeutics (ORKA) shares have been moving after the company added Chris Martin to its board, a commercial veteran whose launch and M&A track record could reshape how investors think about Oruka’s pipeline. See our latest analysis for Oruka Therapeutics. The market seems to be buying into that narrative already, with a 1 day share price return of 13.11% and a 90 day share price return of 104.63%. The 1 year total shareholder return of 51.62% suggests momentum has been building rather...

Morgan Stanley previously downgraded Clarivate Plc to Underweight, citing a prolonged turnaround, muted growth expectations, limited operating leverage, and intensifying competitive pressures from AI-enabled rivals. At the same time, Clarivate’s new role supporting Nissan’s IP management highlights how its workflow tools remain embedded in large-scale innovation ecosystems despite these challenges. We’ll now examine how Morgan Stanley’s concerns about Clarivate’s turnaround and AI...

Sysco (SYY) just locked in a four year labor deal with the Teamsters for more than 1,000 drivers and warehouse workers, bringing 34% wage increases and richer benefits that could reshape its cost and risk profile. See our latest analysis for Sysco. Despite solid earnings growth, Sysco’s recent 90 day share price return of negative 9.4 percent shows momentum has cooled, even though its five year total shareholder return of 14.7 percent remains positive and points to steady long term...

Afya (NasdaqGS:AFYA) has been drifting lower again, extending a weak past 3 months that leaves the stock down about 10%, even as revenue and net income keep growing at a solid clip. See our latest analysis for Afya. Over the past year, Afya’s total shareholder return of roughly negative 5% and a weaker 5 year total shareholder return of about negative 41% suggest momentum has been fading, as investors reassess growth prospects and Brazil specific risks despite ongoing earnings progress. If...

Mercury Systems (MRCY) is back in focus after Aristotle Capital Boston called out the stock as a recent winner in its small cap fund, helped by earnings that topped expectations and strengthening defense demand. See our latest analysis for Mercury Systems. At around $69.65, Mercury’s share price has pulled back over the last week but still sits on a hefty year to date share price return. A 1 year total shareholder return above 70 percent signals that optimism around defense demand and its...

Earlier this month, Merck reached a historic agreement with the Trump administration to sharply cut U.S. prices on several medicines, including offering JANUVIA, JANUMET and JANUMET XR to eligible patients through a direct-to-patient program at roughly 70% below current list prices, while also reporting positive Phase 3 results for KEYTRUDA plus Padcev in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Alongside this pricing shift, Merck is advancing enlicitide, an oral PCSK9-like cholesterol candidate, and...

Trinity Capital Inc. recently announced it will shift from quarterly to monthly dividends starting January 2026, with the Board approving regular monthly payouts of US$0.17 per share for January, February, and March 2026, alongside a US$0.51 per-share cash dividend for the fourth quarter of 2025 payable on 15 January 2026. This move preserves an equivalent total payout of US$0.51 per quarter, extends Trinity’s record to 25 consecutive quarters of consistent or higher distributions, and may...

Tutor Perini, through subsidiaries Rudolph and Sletten and Perini Management Services, recently secured multiple large contracts, including a US$900 million U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreement in Israel, a US$155 million Diego Rivera Performing Arts Center project in San Francisco, and a US$108 million UC Davis Health utility plant expansion. These awards meaningfully enlarge Tutor Perini’s backlog and reinforce its access to complex institutional and government work, which can improve...

United Homes Group, Inc. ( NASDAQ:UHG ) shareholders are no doubt pleased to see that the share price has bounced 41...

Scholastic Corporation ( NASDAQ:SCHL ) shareholders are probably feeling a little disappointed, since its shares fell...

Some lululemon athletica inc. ( NASDAQ:LULU ) shareholders may be a little concerned to see that the President of...

AutoZone, Inc. reported past first-quarter 2025 results with sales rising to US$4,628.63 million from US$4,279.64 million a year earlier, while net income fell to US$530.82 million and diluted EPS slipped to US$31.04 as margin pressures weighed on profitability. Management pointed to sizeable non-cash LIFO charges, higher store and supply-chain spending, and weather-related disruptions as key reasons why profit growth lagged solid top-line momentum. Next, we’ll examine how this margin...

PayPal Holdings (PYPL) has quietly drifted lower this year, even as its underlying business keeps growing revenue and earnings at mid single digit rates. That gap between sentiment and fundamentals is where the opportunity may sit. See our latest analysis for PayPal Holdings. The stock tells a different story to the business, with the share price sliding to about $59.81 and posting a year to date share price return of roughly negative 31 percent, alongside a similar one year total shareholder...

Trump Media & Technology Group stock reaction Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) has experienced significant volatility lately, with the stock rising about 54% over the past month after a deep slide earlier this year. See our latest analysis for Trump Media & Technology Group. Despite the sharp 7 day and 30 day share price returns, the stock is still heavily down on a year to date basis. This suggests that momentum is more of a speculative rebound than a steady rerating based on...

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against SLM Corporation, alleging that between July 25 and August 14, 2025, the company and certain executives misled investors about rising early-stage loan delinquencies and the effectiveness of its loss mitigation and loan modification programs. The complaint directly contrasts SLM’s CFO’s late-July assurances about “normal” seasonal delinquency trends with later third-party data showing a sharp deterioration in early-stage...

Recently, investor commentary highlighted Hexcel’s role as a key supplier of carbon fiber composites to major airframers like Airbus and Boeing, pointing to easing supply chain bottlenecks and a possible ramp-up in aircraft production over the next few years. This renewed focus on Hexcel’s entrenched position in next-generation aircraft programs has amplified interest in how rising composite content could influence its long-term growth profile. We’ll now examine how expectations for...

Wondering if Moody's is still worth buying after its huge run, or if the easy money has already been made? First, let's frame where the stock sits today before we dive into the numbers. The shares have nudged higher recently, up about 3.2% over the last week, 4.9% over the past month, and roughly 6.4% year to date, adding to an impressive 85.0% gain over three years. Those moves come against a backdrop of steady demand for credit ratings and analytics as debt markets stay active and...

TeraWulf recently secured project-level financing and upsized a US$1.30 billion senior secured notes offering via affiliate Flash Compute to fund a 168 MW, liquid-cooled high-performance computing joint venture at its Abernathy, Texas campus, supporting development of an AI-focused data center slated to come online in the second half of 2026. These moves, combined with long-term, credit-enhanced hosting arrangements, mark a further shift away from pure bitcoin mining toward contracted AI and...

Agree Realty (ADC) just gave income investors something new to consider, with its board approving a higher monthly common dividend that works out to a 3.6% annual increase compared with last year. See our latest analysis for Agree Realty. That higher payout comes as Agree Realty’s share price sits around $72.10, with a modest year to date share price return of 3.38% and a steadier 1 year total shareholder return of 6.97%. This suggests income focused investors are still backing the story even...

Earlier this year, CMS Energy reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter results, raised its 2025 earnings outlook, introduced 2026 guidance, and reaffirmed a long-term 6%–8% adjusted EPS growth target. While analysts adjusted their views, CMS Energy’s upgraded guidance sharpened attention on how data center-driven demand and regulatory support could influence its long-term earnings path. Now we’ll assess how CMS Energy’s upgraded earnings guidance may reshape the existing investment...

Morgan Stanley just shifted its view on SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) to a more neutral stance after a long stretch of skepticism, and other firms are gradually following. For investors, that kind of coordinated sentiment change is worth unpacking. See our latest analysis for SolarEdge Technologies. The latest upgrades are landing after a volatile stretch, with SolarEdge’s share price returning about 96 percent year to date but still leaving the three year total shareholder return deeply...

Duke Energy (DUK) just gave investors a lot to chew on, pairing sizable North Carolina rate hike requests with a planned utility merger and tax driven margin boosts, all amid accelerating AI data center demand. See our latest analysis for Duke Energy. At a share price of $115.56, Duke’s roughly 7 percent year to date share price return and 10 percent one year total shareholder return suggest steady, not euphoric, momentum as investors weigh AI driven demand, pending rate cases and recent...